As new members of Congress start the business of legislating, many of the freshmen have started to look to advance their careers with the creation of leadership PACs, including liberal rock starsRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).Source: Ocasio-Cortez, Romney, Omar among prominent freshmen to launch leadership PACs...
Once upon a time, there was a fringe news outlet with a loud and dissenting opinion. A fatal shooting, it claimed, was not at all what it seemed to be: It was a hoax, orchestrated by some shadowy force—probably Communists—bent on replacing freedom with dictatorship.Source: Win or Lose, the Alex Jones Lawsuit Will Redefine Free Speech...
In a 50-page opinion and order issued today, a Maryland federal court ruled in favor of a coalition of Maryland and Washington, D.C.-based news organizations on their challenge to a Maryland law that would have placed significant burdens on publishers of online political advertisements.Source: Ballard Spahr: MD and DC News Organizations Win Challenge To Online Political Ad Law...
NEWBURYPORT — Methuen Mayor James Jajuga's defamation lawsuit against Valley Patriot publisher Thomas Duggan will move forward, at least in part.Source: Judge advances portion of Jajuga's defamation lawsuit...
The “Dry Alabama” Facebook page, illustrated with stark images of car wrecks and videos of families ruined by drink, had a blunt message: Alcohol is the devil’s work, and the state should ban it entirely.Source: Democrats Faked Online Push to Outlaw Alcohol in Alabama Race...
On the day he became Utah’s senior senator, Republican Mike Lee turned to Facebook to urge Gov. Gary Herbert to abandon his support of SB54, the state’s dual-track election law that allows candidates to reach a party’s primary election by gathering signatures.Source: Sen. Mike Lee urges Utah governor to drop state defense of 'unconstitutional’ law that both Lee and Gov....
The Supreme Court will grapple with the legality of partisan gerrymandering in March when it hears arguments challenging congressional-district maps in two states.Source: Supreme Court to take on partisan gerrymandering this year...
The Center for Public Integrity’s reporters crunched a lot of numbers during 2018 — a year that distinguished itself for record election spending and extreme political turbulence. 2: Number of donors to Texas Forever, a secretive Democratic super PAC that spent $2.Source: By the numbers: a 2018 money-in-politics index...
Bill Gardner, guardian of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, says he won’t set early state’s date until late next year.Source: California’s 2020 shadow sparks New Hampshire fears...
The Supreme Court released the calendar for its February sitting today.Source: Justices release February argument calendar...
